咂嘴弄舌 — “To smack one's lips and make sounds with the tongue”
咂嘴弄舌 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to smack one's lips and make sounds with the tongue”. Expressing gluttony or eager anticipation for food. Literally, “to smack lips and flick tongue”.
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看到满桌的美味佳肴，他不禁咂嘴弄舌，迫不及待地想要品尝。
Seeing the table full of delicious dishes, he couldn't help but smack his lips and make eager sounds with his tongue, impatient to taste them.
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What does 咂嘴弄舌 mean?
咂嘴弄舌 (zā zuǐ nòng shé) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to smack one's lips and make sounds with the tongue”.
How do you pronounce 咂嘴弄舌?
咂嘴弄舌 is pronounced zā zuǐ nòng shé in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 咂嘴弄舌 literally mean?
Literally, 咂嘴弄舌 means “to smack lips and flick tongue”. It is used to mean “to smack one's lips and make sounds with the tongue”.
What is the Chinese definition of 咂嘴弄舌?
形容贪馋的样子。